There isn’t a whole lot that can get me out of bed before noon on Punk Rock Bowling weekend. Wait. Did you say that Pears is playing a free show with complimentary tacos and all my friends will be there? Alright, I’ll put some pants on. ...
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Images: Jeff Rosenstock, Upset, Rayner May 18, 2016 at 11th Street Records
Now, I’ve seen music videos and heard that Jeff Rosenstock puts on rowdy shows, but I was still shocked at how instantaneous the crowd’s reaction was when his band began playing “You in Weird Cities.” Songs that I’d played on rainy mornings, lonely drives, alone in bed—people (including myself) were jumping around to and yelling along with. ...
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Images: Twin Cities, Groomlake, Mercy Music, Blast Flashes May 17, 2016 at The Warehouse
Closing out the night was Twin Cities and I’m not lying when I say I haven’t been able to get their song "Youngstown" out of my head since first hearing it. ...
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Images: The Slackers, Viernes 13, Be Like Max, Show Me Island May 5, 2016 at Vinyl Las Vegas
Finally it was time for The Slackers. The lights dimmed and the crowd got quiet, anticipation for the PRB veterans at its peak. Drummer Luis "Zulu" Zuluaga was the first one on stage, followed slowly by the rest of the band as the crowd began to cheer. ...
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Images: Holding Onto Sound, The Skooners, One Pin Short, OLI and more May 13, 2016 at The Bunkhouse Saloon (Macro Fi Reunion)
I don’t think I’ve ever seen the crowd for a local show lose their collective minds quite in the same way the Bunkhouse did last week. “Macro Fi ‘till you die” shouted Bennett Mains, the once again frontman for Holding Onto Sound, huge grin on his face as he followed with “and we’re not dead yet.” ...
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Images: A Wilhelm Scream, Heartsounds, Hard Pipe Hitters, Illicitor May 9, 2016 at the Beauty Bar
May 17, 2016
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After doing what they’ve been doing for over a decade, I have to imagine A Wilhelm Scream is only getting by through living off of crowd energy, like some sort of melodic hardcore vampires. And they’ve got no shortage of life force, because how can you not be hyped when seeing this band live? ...
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Images: Narrowed, Southtowne Lanes, Special-K May 2, 2016 at 11th Street Records
Narrowed celebrated the release of their long-awaited full length, 'On to Something Else,' with a show at 11th Street Records earlier this month. The show featured their tour mates Southtowne Lanes and locals Special-K. ...
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Images: Memphis May Fire, We Came As Romans, Miss May I, For Today May 10, 2016 at Vinyl Las Vegas
May 16, 2016
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Last Tuesday I hit up the Las Vegas stop of the Bands vs. Food tour featuring Memphis May Fire, We Came As Romans, Miss May I and For Today. ...
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